Jill Long Thompson, Gubernatorial candidate

Jill Long Thompson

Gubernatorial candidate
Born
July 15, 1952
Current age
74
Home state
Indiana
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2002–2008
Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Thompson1.2M
Opponents1.7M
2
Elections run

Between 2002 and 2008, Jill Long Thompson ran in 2 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), losing all 2. Thompson's biggest single-election total was 1,082,463 votes, in the 2008 governor election in Indiana.

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How many votes has Jill Long Thompson received?

Jill Long Thompson has received 1,168,716 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

Jill Long Thompson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2008GovernorIndianaLost1,082,46340.04%Mitch Daniels
2002U.S. HouseIndianaLost86,25345.77%Chris Chocola
Sharon Metheny
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q514523). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Jill Long Thompson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/jill-long-thompson. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.